Full Result 4.50 Chepstow | 9 April 2011

John Smith's Grand National Day Handicap Hurdle

(Class 4) (0-115, 4yo+) (2m11yds) 2m Good 8 hurdles

1st £2,341.80 2nd £687.60 3rd £343.80 4th £171.72

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	6. Knight In Purple 15/2 Donal Devereux ³ John Mackie	Donal Devereux ³ John Mackie	7	112 tv	108	76	119	–
b g Sir Harry Lewis (USA) - Cerise Bleue (FR) (Port Lyautey)
Chased leading pair, blunder 4th, went 2nd 4 out, led on bit 3 out, quickened clear, easily (op 7-1 tchd 8-1)

2 6	11. Spinning Waters 10/1 Oliver Dayman ⁵ Dai Burchell	Oliver Dayman ⁵ Dai Burchell	5	106 p	100	61	104	–
b g Vettori (IRE) - Secret Waters (Pharly)
Took keen hold briefly, ridden after 2nd and dropped to rear, headway after 4th to chase leaders, went moderate 3rd and hard ridden 3 out, hit 2 out, stayed on to take 2nd before last, no chance with winner (op 9-1)

3 9 [15]	4. Woodlark Island (IRE) 3/1F Conor O'Farrell ⁵ David Pipe	Conor O'Farrell ⁵ David Pipe	5	112 tb	110	61	108	–
b g Tagula (IRE) - Be My Lover (Pursuit Of Love)
Chased leader until led 2nd, quickened 5 lengths clear approaching 4 out, ridden and headed 3 out, found little, lost 2nd before last and mistake (op 4-1)

4 ½ [15½]	5. J'Adhere (FR) 6/1 Mr Tom David ⁵ Tim Vaughan	Mr Tom David ⁵ Tim Vaughan	6	111	109	59	103	–
b g Nikos - Lettre De Lune (FR) (Cadoudal)
Settled in detached last, 8th and still not asked for effort approaching 4 out, went 3rd briefly and pushed along before 3 out, kept on one pace from next (op 13-2)

5 15 [30½]	9. Sweet World 7/1 Mark Quinlan ⁵ Bernard Llewellyn	Mark Quinlan ⁵ Bernard Llewellyn	7	1011	105	38	86	–
b g Agnes World (USA) - Douce Maison (IRE) (Fools Holme)
Took keen hold in rear, headway to chase leaders after 4th, ridden and no impression from 3 out (op 8-1 tchd 13-2)

6 1½ [32]	1. Wake Board (FR) 9/2 Sam Thomas Dr Richard Newland	Sam Thomas Dr Richard Newland	6	1112 t	115	46	95	–
b g Dansili - Criquetot (FR) (Epervier Bleu)
Took keen hold and led until headed 2nd, remained 2nd until ridden and carried head high 4 out, weakened quickly (tchd 7-2)

7 4½ [36½]	3. Tenby Jewel (IRE) 12/1 Jack Doyle Keith Goldsworthy	Jack Doyle Keith Goldsworthy	6	117	110	36	86	–
ch g Pilsudski (IRE) - Supreme Delight (IRE) (Supreme Leader)
In rear, effort to go 3rd after 4th, ridden before 4 out and mistake, soon beaten, tailed off when blundered 2 out (op 10-1)

8 16 [52½]	7. Vertueux (FR) 6/1 Lee Edwards ³ Tony Carroll	Lee Edwards ³ Tony Carroll	6	112	108	14	69	–
gr g Verglas (IRE) - Shahrazad (FR) (Bering)
Midfield, ridden and lost place 4th, soon beaten, tailed off (op 11-2)

9 45 [97½]	8. Award Winner 40/1 Jimmy McCarthy Brendan Powell	Jimmy McCarthy Brendan Powell	8	114	107	–	28	–
b g Alflora (IRE) - Blackwater Bay (IRE) (Supreme Leader)
Midfield, not fluent 3rd, ridden and sulking from 4th, soon tailed off (tchd 33-1)

9 ran Off time: 4:50:00 Winning time: 3m 55.90s (slow by 9.90s) Total SP: 116%
Non-runners: Je Ne Sais Plus (vet's certificate), Valid Point (vet's certificate)
1st owner: A J Wall, G Hicks & N Hooper (Knight In Purple) 1st breeder: Wood Farm Stud
2nd owner: B M G Group (Spinning Waters)
3rd owner: Eminence Grise Partnership (Woodlark Island)
Tote win: £8.80 PL: £2.60 £4.30 £2 Ex: £84.90 CSF: £77.59 Tricast: £274.78

4:50 Chepstow 9 Apr 2011

John Smith's Grand National Day Handicap Hurdle